Stitching Up a Storm in Alamo City

Fun stitching group to join

Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked and Beadazzled has started an on-line group for stitchers.

I just joined this morning, and think you might want to check it out, too.

Jane

http://stitcherie.ning.com/

Unbelievable stitching - unfortunately not mine

While Brent was here, I took him with me to something that I do every now and then.   It's called Seeing Art San Antonio and you tour private studios of local artists (and some galleries for special shows).  Every time I go it's much more than I expected - both in the quality of the work and the discussion.

This week we went to Blue Star Gallery to see the exhibit of a local artist, Bettie Ward, who is an amazing stitcher.  Her work is quite pithy and provocative, too, so we had fun seeing her work and listening to her story.

This piece is the one I loved the most - the colors are amazing.

Here's a link to more examples of her work.

Bettie Ward embroidery art

Here's a link to a recent article about her in the San Antonio newspaper.

SA Newspaper Article about Bettie Ward

Enjoy!